The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14

| lines, 10 make JOINT report WIN the
commissioner on the part of Mary
land, setting forth all the facts touch
| ing the same, and to forward a copy
of said joint report TO the Legislature
of Virginia, and upon the ratification
of such report by the Legislatures of
Maryland and Virginia, the said
lines thus run and ascertained, shall
he fixed and established, to remain
| forever, unless changed by the mu-
tuaI consent of the said States of
Maryland and Virginia.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, that
an adequate compensation be allow
ed by law upon an order of the ex-
ecutive, to said commissioner, to be
paid out of any funds in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 4. This act shall be in force
from its passage.
After this statute became a law,
Angus w. Mcdonald was appointed
by the Governor of Virginia COM
missioner on the part of Virginia and
Thomas J. Lee was appointed by the
Governor of Maryland commissioner
on the part of Maryland.
On August 10. 1858, they made APP
plication to Hon. John B. Floyd,
then Secretary of War, for the detail
of competent engineer to make the
necessary surveys and locations, and
in accordance with their request,
First Lieutenant n. Micheler, of the
U. S. Typographical Engineer Corps.
was assigned for said duty.
On September 10, 1858, the two
commissioners. Lieut.. Micheler, and
several other persons proceeded to
Fairfax Stone which was recognized
and Unidentified as the place of begin
ming for said boundary line.
Dnring the summer of 1859 the sur
vey was made, line traced and mark
ed with suitable monuments as re-
quired by the laws under which they
acted, and on December 81, 1859, the
commissioners made a joint report o f
their proceedings to the Legislature
of Maryland.
The report is very interesting and
contains much useful information,
insomueh that we herewith publish
it almost entirely, emitting those
portions of least interest to the ma
jOrity of our readers.
1t is well worth a perusal and will
convey more definite idea of the
nature and character of the work,
and of the true location of the line
than we might be enabled to give in
different manner. AS the report
and papers connected with it will be
quite lengthy, it will be published
weekly in parts until completed.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS.
CITY OF WASHINGTON, I
December q, 1859.
TO the Honorable the Legislature Of
the State of Maryland:
The undersigned Commissioners
upon the question of Boundary be.
tween the States of Maryland and
Virginia in virtue of the authority of
the Acts of Assembly, under which
they respectively hold their commits
sions. beg leave respectfully to re-
port:
That they met at Washington City
on the 18th August. 1858, and made
the subjOined application marked A,
to the Honorable Secretary of War
for the services of an officer OF Z. S.
Engineers to aid them in the dis
charge of their duties. That in ac-
cordance with this request the Hon
orable Secretary of War kindly and
promptly responded by detailing
Lieut.. N. Micheler, U. S. Topograph-
ical Engineers. phat the commits
sioners again met by appointment at
New Creek, Va, and with Lieut..
Mlcheler proceeded thence to the
locality of the Fairfax Stone. The
spot and stone were easily recognized
and identified Sept. 10Th. 1858, by the
Commissioners and Lieut.. Micheler.
The following gentlemen did them
the honor to accompany them, viz;
James Il. Partridge, Esq, Secretary
of State of Maryland, Hugh LennOx
Bond, Esq, of Baltimore, Philip
Pendleton, ESQ.,, of Allegany county,
Maryland, and John Coneway, the
guide. This duty performed, the
Commissioners again met September
Der 30th, where, in company with
Lieut.. Micheler, they proceeded to the
Eastern shore of Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Whilst at Harntown, Va, the
accompanying instructions marked
b and 9, for commencing the duties
entrusted to him were agreed upon
and given to Lieut.. Micheler. The
Commissioners met again at Balti-
more October 28th, and addressed the
additional instructions marked ID. to
Lieut.. Micheler. The accompanying
report and maps of Lieut., Micheler
show the progress of the work up to
this date, and we submit his esti-
mates as the basis of appropriations
for the erection of permanent and
prominent monuments to mark such
boundary lines as said States may
concur in establishing. The Com
missioners take this opportunity of
acknowledging the zeal and intelli-
gence of Lieut.. Micheler, and of re-
turning to him their thanks for the
able manner in which he has dis
charged his duties, and recommend a
suitable compensation be made for
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